Pathfinder
May 30, 2006 at 7:32 pm

Burial of Flight Lieutenant James Mason

Hi all,

yesterday, Flight Lieutenant James Mason was buried in Hamburg War Cemetery “Ohlsdorf”.
The pilot of the first british type of jet fighter, a Gloster Meteor, crashed during a air accident into the earth.

For all who have interest to see the made pictures of the burial yesterday, here the links to the report on my website http://www.spurensuchesh.de/gloster2.htm and the report of the salvage of James Mason on March this year in Sülfeld, north of Hamburg http://www.spurensuchesh.de/gloster.htm

For the burial the Royal Air Force sent four envoy officer from Berlin and Hamburg. Present was also the cousin of James Mason. He told me, the comrads of James Mason can´t give him the last honour, because there are too old for this travel. A bagpipe player playing during the burial the hymn.

I have attached his parachute lock into his grave. I have found it during the salvage and I think this place is the best now…

Regards

Nils

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By: Pathfinder - 30th May 2006 at 23:50

Thanks for the praise !

The research of the fate from James Mason was not my job. I have only help to salvage him, make a report of this and was present on his burial…

During my membership here I have ask a lot of questions about details of crew member and aircraft details and crash details. Without your help I have no chance to clear some fates here in Germany !
It is very nice to know to find here answers of my questions !
Thanks to you all for your help !

Kind Regards from Kiel / Germany
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By: archieraf - 30th May 2006 at 23:23

Nils, thanks for what you have done and for reporting on this so that it is known about.

It is appreciated.

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By: Pathfinder - 30th May 2006 at 22:41

Thank !

This is my “job” to report about the lot of fates from aviators, find and research there crash sites. All the killed and missed crew member of the ww2 was killed from germans. I think it is our duty to clear there fates…

Flight Lieutenant James Mason was killed after the ww2, but he was here because we have had the war.

Here are the coordinates of his grave (for using Google Earth):
53.62286 N 010.06664 E

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By: SadOleGit - 30th May 2006 at 22:20

Many thanks, Nils! Congratulations on a job well done, and the honour paid to an aviator.